Title
Kinematic Analysis of an 4 DOF Upper-Limb Exoskeleton
Date Issued
01 January 2021
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
conference paper
Author(s)
Sierra-Huertas J.
Terrazas-Rodas D.
Janampa-Espinoza A.
Gonzales J.
Huaman-Vizconde S.
Publisher(s)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Abstract
Upper extremity exoskeletons offer an alternative way to support or rehabilitate patients with physical injury, stroke and spinal cord injury (SCI). This research article presents the kinematic analysis of Exo-First Exoskeleton, which is an 4 DoF upper limb exoskeleton, with the aim of assisting or rehabilitating the shoulder and elbow of the human body. This device covers the entire upper limb of a person, from the clavicle to before the wrist. It is capable of executing motions such as internal-external rotation, adduction-abduction or flexion-extension of the shoulder; and flexion-extension of the elbow. The Denavit-Hartenberg (D-H) method was used to obtain the mathematical model that describes the forward and inverse kinematics of the exoskeleton. Furthermore, the exoskeleton end effector trajectories were obtained using the MATLAB software. The results showed that the proposed design for patients with physical disabilities provides a safer Range of Motion (ROM).
Start page
914
End page
923
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ingeniería médica Biotecnología relacionada con la salud
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85125206160
ISBN of the container
9781665406901
Conference
2021 IEEE 12th Annual Ubiquitous Computing, Electronics and Mobile Communication Conference, UEMCON 2021
Sponsor(s)
ACKNOWLEDGMENT This research was supported by the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society at the Universidad Tecnológica del Perú (UTP), the IEEE Student Branch at UTP and the Research Group on Biomedical Engineering and Related Careers (GIIBCA).
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